Hardcover
1998 · New York
by Constans, Claire and Jean-Pierre Babelon
New York: Vendome Press, 1998. Hardcover. VG-/VG- (light bumping to corners, shelfwear to dj). Blue silk-covered boards with gilt stamped lettering. Glossy color-photographic dust jacket with white lettering. 279 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Versailles: a grandiose work of art -- The first Versailles -- Pleasures of the enchanted isle -- Le Vau's Chateau -- Hardouin-Mansart's chateau -- Le notre's gardens -- Hideaway chateaux and pavilions -- The king's day -- Louis XV: triumph of the decorative arts -- Gabriel at Versailles -- The queen in her garden -- From one revolution to another -- Plans. Includes bibliographical references (page 277).
(Inventory #: 172154)